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COURSE CODE: BEGE-144
COURSE TITLE: Understanding the Novel
Assignment July 2026 Session
(Based on Blocks 1 – 4) Answer all questions.
Section A
1. Write short notes in about 100 words each:
(a) Stream of Consciousness
(b) Flat and Round Characters
(c) Setting of a Novel
(d) Symbolism as a Narrative Device
Section B Answer the following in about 350 words each:
2. Discuss the relationship between form and realism in the novel. How has the novel evolved as a literary genre to represent changing social realities?
3. Critically examine Edna Pontellier’s emotional and psychological transformation in The Awakening. How does Kate Chopin challenge the patriarchal ideals of nineteenth-century society?
4. Analyse Paraja as a novel of tribal identity, displacement, and resistance. Discuss how Gopinath Mohanty presents the interaction between indigenous culture and exploitative social structures.
5. Examine the significance of tradition, change, and cultural conflict in Things Fall Apart. How does Chinua Achebe challenge colonial representations of African society?
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